Spring Soccer

Brooks has started spring soccer and he is loving it. He had not played in the fall with this group so he is considered a newbie. The group in the far right all played together last fall so they had a little more of a practice/game. Here they are running drills and learning how to control the ball. I am really impressed at how much ball control he has. Of course they all just want to kick it and kick it hard but the skills will come.

Just like in everything, Brooks has a little trouble staying on task--he got distracted when he saw I had the camera out. Sorry my pictures aren't any better. I was having a hard time trying to watch practice and keeping an eye on Ty & Cooper who were dying to get in on the action. I couldn't get any closer without causing a problem.
It all looks a little bit like herding chickens, I'm not sure Brooks is even in this picture.
I will try to get some better pictures as the season progresses.

Yes It Is Still Snowing Here..........

..........and Dixie can prove it. This was on Monday, but it has been warmer since then.


I didn't realize how ratty she looked until I put it in a picture!

Wordless Wednesday

Easter Morning

Easter morning was really fun as the boys were checking out their Easter baskets to see what the Easter Bunny had brought them. Chocolate is okay before breakfast right?Next the Easter egg hunt.

It was fun to be in California because we could hide and hunt for eggs outside.
Ty kept trying to wipe the dirt off the eggs.




here he was rubbing the egg on the tiles trying to get the dirt off


Ty took hunting eggs very seriously. He was very into it this year.



Showing off their Easter animals

hopping like a bunny

Dressed for church.

Guess Who's Sleeping in a Big Boy Bed

Our sweet baby Cooper kind of has a one tract mind. All he can think about is doing what his brothers are doing. It doesn't matter what it is, if Brooks and Ty are doing it he wants to too. This past weekend when we were in Denver he wanted to nap in one of the twin beds in the boys room. I first told him no but decided it didn't matter because Brooks wasn't napping. Well he napped in the twin bed and then didn't want back in his crib. When we got home we decided it was time to get the toddler bed out for him. He of course loved it. This is the first night he slept there. (Mike thought I was crazy for taking a picture of him sleeping) He stayed in bed all night and didn't have any trouble. I thought he might roll out because he sleeps all over the place, but he didn't.
The last two nights Cooper has wanted to sleep back in the crib. For some reason he really likes to nap in the big boy bed and sleep the night in his crib. We have let him go back and forth because we have no time frame. I am not ready for my baby to be out of his crib, and Mike is ready for the baby to be in college.

New Math

Here is a little new math for you.
1 mud season + 3 boys and 1 dog = vacuuming everyday! (and I now have put away the hoover and resorted to Mike's shop vac) I know it will dry up soon, but maybe not soon enough for my sake.

Dyeing Easter Eggs

We had a very uneventful trip getting to California. They boys did great and the travels went smoothly. Once we had a dip in the pool it was time to think about dyeing some eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide.

Mike and I were terrified the boys would spill dye at my folks house so they were very closely supervised.In this shot I am sure Cooper had been told hands in his lap and not to touch anything.Cooper eventually got into the action and loved it.

Ty was really into dying eggs this year. He was really concentrating on not making a mess

They really had great fun coloring the eggs--and it is neat to see them learn and have fun doing things I enjoyed as a child. In the end we only broke a few eggs in the coloring process. The next morning was a completely different story.

The boys Easter baskets turned out really cute.

Cooper's

Brooks'and Ty's